I don't use any program for transcriptions... if you know any of please let me know

Nice work Mick.

I use Rev for transcriptions. They charge $1 per minute and can cope with any accent

Also do other services but they are quick and very accurate on the transcription front.

I used them for exactly what you are doing and you can always put the content together into Kindle for extra reach.

If you want to go to the next level if you also record hi-def video you can put out a DVD series - use Kunaki - $1.10 US per DVD - up to 5 copies. On demand and you can create a sales page inside their platform with auto shipping for free. Takes a bit of work but once you have the flow worked out it is set and forget.

You can promote boxed sets of the content - auto ship. Easy and profitable.

Little secret - you can add an insert inside the DVD cover all you have to do is design it and upload to Kunaki. Then you drive traffic from your DVD to a membership or auto fulfilment where they get every new DVD for $XXX.

This is so easy once you get it going and 1 DVD produced on demand and delivered US for like $5.50 and 12 odd world wide you can work with that.

We do 5 DVD packs to stay on the cheapest production costs and those run at average of $16.50 delivered.

After that you can put the DVD content onto Amazon and cross link the kindles to the DVDs etc.

Once I got comfortable with making videos every day, I threw in blog posts. When I got comfortable with that, I threw in podcasting.

Originally Posted by Michelle Collier

Great share! I'm inspired, thanks! Can I ask what program you used to transcribe your videos for your blogposts? I will take my answer off the air lol! Much success to you my friend! <3

Thank you

I don't use any program for transcriptions... if you know any of please let me know

Originally Posted by FreedomBlogger

Hey Mick!

Congratulations on all of the results so far and for sticking to the challenge all the way through!

One video a day for 90 days and now for 120 days is definitely a challenge!

You are inspiring with this new journey of yours. I'm also working on my new Youtube channel for my internet marketing blog. I was doing great with a previous channel but something happened to the account and can't access it anymore, so I have to rebuild from scratch.

Thank you for sharing this data with us! it is helpful and inspiring!

Keep up the great work!

Thank you. That's very kind of you to say

JOURNAL UPDATE: 12/03/18

I've currently got 12 days to go, and planing my strategy once this challenge finishes.

Today, I want this to be over. I've got the flu and it's one of the hardest days so far.

During this challenge I've gone through Christmas Day, and New Years Day, which took a lot of discipline, but today is tough. I just want sleep.

Congratulations on all of the results so far and for sticking to the challenge all the way through!

One video a day for 90 days and now for 120 days is definitely a challenge!

You are inspiring with this new journey of yours. I'm also working on my new Youtube channel for my internet marketing blog. I was doing great with a previous channel but something happened to the account and can't access it anymore, so I have to rebuild from scratch.

I admire you for your effort in this.. You are not doing "A Piece" of content every day, you are doing 3... A drain unto itself.

Something I have learned over the years.. "the grind" is just that, THE GRIND. and day in and day out, IT WILL take its toll. Your body will FORCE a break when its needed. Some might go so far as to say that it is your inner self ( the little destructive monster on your shoulder ) that is at play and trying to break your success. I truly believe, THE GRIND has simply ground you down, and you need a day.

So with that... When you are in the sweet spot, and THE GRIND is effortless, push that little extra.. and create an additional video.. the next day create the matching additional blog, and the day after the matching podcast.. once or twice a week, you can have material in the can for days like today.

When I am starting a project and go on runs like you are doing.. I will actually start with a 5 to 7 day backlog before I actually start the 30 days.. its creates a buffer, drops the stress level, and makes the whole creative experience a bit more pleasuable. A day away, is just that A DAY AWAY, and sometimes its needed.

Yup growth is slow, but steady. Maybe the roots of this tree will go deep.

Whats really key here... Your growth may be " Slow " but it is spread across 4 or 5 platforms.. Insta? YT, Podcast, Blog, and I am sure an email list. Slow growth across all of that.. and its no longer so slow. You are grinding smarter, not harder. You are showinig the REAL work that is involved in success. Without question you are building something that will last.

This looks quite interesting so far. Keep us posted. I would like to know a couple of things:

1. What kind of promotions have you done to get views to your videos? Have you done any kind of advertising, SEO, backlinking etc or did you just focus on creating informative content and the videos started generating interest by themselves?

2. Did you try to monetize the traffic in any way? If so, were you able to generate any sort of income or profits for all your efforts so far?

This looks quite interesting so far. Keep us posted. I would like to know a couple of things:

1. What kind of promotions have you done to get views to your videos? Have you done any kind of advertising, SEO, backlinking etc or did you just focus on creating informative content and the videos started generating interest by themselves?

2. Did you try to monetize the traffic in any way? If so, were you able to generate any sort of income or profits for all your efforts so far?

Think about the growth for a moment... it took you how long to get the first 200? then we know it took you 5.5 months to get the next 800.. and then you crushed 200 in a single month. thats 20% overall growth in one month..and since you started this thread a 33% increase in growth month over month based on previous 5.5 months average.

Thats Growth Man... thats SERIOUS growth

This thread is a glaring example of what consistent work can do.. what the GRIND can do... its not filled with quirky growth hacks and other non sense that appears to be a short cut.... put in the work.. provide solid content, and GET RESULTS.

Serious man.. Congrats so far - I cant say it enough this is just fun to watch when someone else does it! LOL

This thread is a glaring example of what consistent work can do.. what the GRIND can do... its not filled with quirky growth hacks and other non sense that appears to be a short cut.... put in the work.. provide solid content, and GET RESULTS.

Serious man.. Congrats so far - I cant say it enough this is just fun to watch when someone else does it! LOL

Thank you

Yup... The grind isn't glamorous, it's not something people want to hear, let alone buy - when the promise of instant money without any work is so prevalent.

We only find out what works retroactively once there's enough data. It's a pain in the arse.

Yeah. This doesn't sound like a very fruitful exercise.

Still, isn't there a base set of what everyone wants that's subscribing to a channel on a specific topic. This can't be rocket science to ascertain. Isn't part of, "Knowing your audience and what they want," based around the audience you are working to attract.

This seems to be a 'chicken or egg' conundrum. With that in mind, I congratulate you on whatever success you are having.

BTW - you may not believe this, but I have watched many of your videos. (I have no life). You present yourself and your ideas, well. Lots of energy and enthusiasm. Good stuff.

There is another route in which you can boost your videos a bit with ads/purchased views and this will increase the rate at which youtube recommends your videos to others. But anyways interesting share!

There is another route in which you can boost your videos a bit with ads/purchased views and this will increase the rate at which youtube recommends your videos to others. But anyways interesting share!

Yup, my aim is to prove that anyone can build a solid business through content marketing alone.

thanks for sharing this great piece of knowledge(idea), you have inspired mr to start working seriously on my youtube channel which I had been postponing for some time now. All the best, I wish you grow more faster.

Thanks for coming to the Premier stream at the weekend, it was great to speak to you.

The pleasure was mine dude.

I have to say this... anyone reading this... do you need marketing laid out step by step in the order of an hours long live stream running through a foundational process? you need to get over to youtube and start watching Michaels videos.. get on his list, and when he announces another premier stream.... block out what was it 3 4 hours? and straight up take notes.

I sound like a Michael fan boy.. over and over I say WTG.. but the truth is i am a fan boy of the GRIND and anyone that is beyond willing to share it, and Michael is that guy! Success is a byproduct of action, and this thread shows that action and the rewards. And he is literally sharing day in and day out THE PROCESS, the PROVEN process to becoming successful.

Why does the flashy promises make me nervous about this? Success in anything is usually more about long term efforts, esp. in a field like this where so many people want to make a quick "automated" side income....

Originally Posted by savidge4

Uh have you read this thread? These numbers that you see on page 3... were a YEAR in the making. more exact, the FIRST post in this thread is from February 20 2018 Nothing quick and automated here.

Maybe I should slow down... I'm obviously going too fast for this dude. Might help if I speak slower for him too.

You were a big help during the stream... there were points when I didn't answer questions because I knew you were going to tell people what they needed to know.

Thank you for that too.

I kept thinking I might be over stepping a bit... I envy you in a lot of ways... I wish I could publically share the path as openly as you do... But I dont GRIND for myself as much as I do clients - and the grinding I do do personally is at a different level. plus that videos on making content day in and day out would get boring LOL - Looks WAY to much like work!

The reason I am on your mailing list.. the reason I watch your videos.. the reason when i can will go hang out on your live stream is becasue this thread has proven you are successful at what you do - and success breeds success. The time I spend consuming your content has paid for itself 10 fold. i have learned a trick or 2 - and you and I have been doing this for about the same amount of time. - hard to teach an old dog new tricks

So for those that are starting out.. dude.. I will personally testify you are a cornicopia of knowledge and you are laying it out in a step by step here is what I use, this is what it looks like type of format.

Seriously, if you cleaned up your screen captures with some infographics and some power point presentation from what i witnessed last weekend... thats an easy $1000.00+ mastermind course

But the fact that you are not doing that.. the fact I had to ask a few times is it this or that ( he has a mean accent LOL ) oozes authenticity.. sincerity, and flat out truth to the words you speak and the concepts you share.

You simply are on fire dude.. I cant say enough, I wish the absolute best for you! you deserve it!

August 4th you hit 1000 subs, and here you are early December with 1900+. So kinda like 1 year to reach 1000 and 4 months ish to gain the next 1000. In the world of youtube minus some influencer shoutout or a piece that goes crazy viral... that is mega growth!

But there are no Youtube ads (I don't even have enough watch time for those yet).

If you dont mind me asking... I believe the Youtube rules for Hours watched is 4000 hrs in one years time.. so 240,000 minutes.. so just how far off are you? So looking atthe data here on this thread we can look at: https://www.warriorforum.com/warrior...l#post11456687 and see for the 12 month period ending 11/27 you are at 185,940 hours.

Yes at the year progresses you loose the first month.. but for you we know that those months Nov 2017 had far lessor views than your current viewed minutes. So my guestimation is you are a month out or so?

The reason I make a point of this... People are looking at youtube as a possible platform to make money from... and as much as this thread is about developing followers.. it kinda is also the journey on becoming a "Paid" YouTuber.. and you are just about there ( Wicked cool )

In my own household, I have a son that wants to be a "YouTuber" and he and I have actually sat down in front of this very thread to give him an idea of the work involved and the amount of dedication needed to SUCCEED in his ambitions.

There is nothing better than having a resource that documents the process and gives you a semi baseline in terms of time, and for that Mick, I thank you.

This thread is one of very few that actually demonstrate the work.. and doesnt just offer 4 hours a month riches... which to anyone that is actually successful with this stuff understands that its not all beaches, babes, and goodtimes.. actually after typing that, it has never been any of those things. I can say that it has been nice cars and nice trucks for me tho LOL

Not sure if I'll stay a partner because I've got mixed feelings about Adsense.

I'd prefer to make my own money, but it would be interesting to see how much the traffic is worth.

I get the concept behind the mixed feelings.. BUT "I'd prefer to make my own money" is kinda BS.

I will bet a great number of people watching this thread... or coming in after the fact and reading the thread are interested in the amount of work and dedication that is needed to get where you are at RIGHT NOW. Monetizing a YouTube channel is EARNED, and its all right here for everyone to see in perpetuity ( Thanks Gary Vee for that word! ) You have EARNED the right to have ads, and get paid. The PAYOFF for working your tail off CONSISTANTLY as you have is having the ability to run those ads and get paid.

Think about this.. collect the adsense payments and donate 50% to a charity. In the end YOU would win, the CHARITY would win, and YOUR VIEWERS win because they become a part of something bigger. - then spend the other half on better cameras, lighting, backdrop etc etc.. use the capitol to re-invest in what it is you do. Again better for YOU and better for YOUR viewers.

You have reached a crest in your success... a mile stone has been reached.. but now the real climb is beginning.. being a business person, you understand that all actions have to have a value... and with value comes the need to increase said value. Right now your goal is 10,000 Subs.. and once you hit that, then 100,000 Subs, and after that 1,000,000 subs and after that, and after that.

Why does the flashy promises make me nervous about this? Success in anything is usually more about long term efforts, esp. in a field like this where so many people want to make a quick "automated" side income....

Why does the flashy promises make me nervous about this? Success in anything is usually more about long term efforts, esp. in a field like this where so many people want to make a quick "automated" side income....

Uh have you read this thread? These numbers that you see on page 3... were a YEAR in the making. more exact, the FIRST post in this thread is from February 20 2018 Nothing quick and automated here.

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